introduces us to a couple new characters. First, I somehow neglected to mention that this series of books was suggested for fantasy casting by a reader. Not just any reader, either. This suggestion actually came from my dear little sister! I'm not going to provide a link to her, because her only blog is her personal, baby-picture blog, and I respect those babies! But, suffice it to say that I love my sister and I do almost anything for her. Even suffer through adult-content-written-at-a-fifth-grade-reading-level books.
And I would do the same for you, if you asked nicely.
Unless you suggest Cryer's Cross
. Then, not so much. The first new characters we meet are Charlie and Megan, Cabel's totally normal, blissfully happy, young twenty-something newlyweds. Who own a vacation home. In Michigan. Because everybody wants a vacation home in their own home state. These two could be played by just about anybody, there's not a lot of physical description, I just think they need to scream "stable", you know? They are supposed to be the mature, responsible example for Janie and Cabel to follow. Maybe Chelsea Hobbs and Ben McKenzie.
The next character we meet is Henry, a scruffy, homeless looking man who turns out to be Janie's dad. Between the dreams, the pictures and current-day stuff, we get to see him in several different lights, so we need somebody who looks totally scruffy, but could clean up and maybe look real nice and handsome, too. Call me crazy, but I actually like Steve Zahn for this. He can do it; never underestimate a comedian's ability to play straight. Did you see Riding in Cars with Boys? Of course you didn't; nobody did. But he was good in it. I promise.
Then, there is Kathy, the UPS lady. Sounds strange, I know, but this is actually a fairly major character in this book. You read that right, the UPS lady is a major character. I pictured somebody who just seems to ooze kindness, and I like this lady's smile: Sharyl Lee Ralph.
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